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shooing away

shooing away is the present participle and gerund of shoo away.

Meaning of shoo away

Verb

shoo away (third-person singular simple present shoos away, present participle shooing away, simple past and past participle shooed away)

  1. (transitive) to get rid of, to chase away
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    Synonyms:
    shoo off, shoo

Questions about shooing away

What is shooing away the present participle and gerund of?
Shooing away is the present participle and gerund of shoo away.

Words near shooing away in the dictionary

  1. shooglier
  2. shoogliest
  3. shoogling
  4. shoogly
  5. shooing
  6. shooing away
  7. shooing off
  8. shooings
  9. shook
  10. shook a leg
  11. shook down

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